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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-11
QUARANTINE NOTICE.
OFFICE HEALTH OFFICER,

SAVANNAH, GA, May l, 1887.
From and after MAY list, 1897, the city ordi-
nance which specifies the Quarantine require
ments to be observed at the port of Savannah,
Georgia, for period Of time annually from May
LIST to November list, will be most rigidly en-
forced
Merchants and al other parties interested
will be supplied with printed copies of the Quar-.
antine Ordinance upon application to office of
Health Officer.
From and after this date and until further no
tice all steamships and vessels from South
America, Central America, Mexico, West Indies,
Sicily. ports of Italy south Of 40 dogs. North
latitude, and coast of Africa beween
10 dogs. North and "a degs South latitude,
direct or via American port VIII be sub
TO report at the Quarantine Station and be
treated az being from infected or suspected
ports localities. Captains Of these vessels
will have to remain at Quarantine Station until
their vessels are relieved.s
All steamers and vessels from foreign ports
not included above, direct or via American
ports, whether seeking, chartered or otherwise,
will be required TO remain In quarantine until
boarded and passed by the Quarantine Officer.
Neither the Captains nor any one on board Of
such vessels toiA be dlIo1ced to 10 the city
until the Uessets are inspected and passed by the
Quarantine Officer.
As ports or localities not herein enumerated
are reported unhealthy 20 the Sanitary Authori-
ties, Quarantine restrictions against same will
be enforced without further. publication.
The quarantine regulation requiring the flying
Of The quarantine flag on vessels s7lbjected 10
detention or Inspection tcill BE- riaidly enforced.
J. T. MCFARLAND, NJ. D., Health Officer.
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Two John Wesley Johnsons.

The following interesting item is from the
Maine Sentinel, published at Biddeford,
Me-:
CDR. John Wesley johnson. of this city,
has long enjoyed the privilege seldom, il
ever before, accorded a man-that of deco
rating his own grave. As is well known,
when quite small, he was stolen by the In
dians while at play near the home of his
parents, then living in Limington. His
parents supposed him dead, and erected
there a tombstone, which was lettered to his
memory. His mother died in Limington,
and tombstone was there erected TO her
memory The family. remaining removed
to Biddeford, and the remains of the mother
removed to Greenwood cemetery in this
CITY. and the two tombstones reset there.
The doctors identity was not discovered I'll
he had grown up So he has had the priv
ilege Of caring for his own grave for many
years.
Another singular circumstance connect
ed with the family is, DR.. John Wesley
johnson has a brother precisely the same
name now living at Columbus, Ga. After
the now DR.. John was stolen, his parents
supposed him dead. Another son was born
to them, which they named for the last one,
so the two brothers have the same name.
The family are said to designate them as
'our john and Indian john or DR. John
In the late war DR.. John Wesley johnson
was member of Company G., Fourteenth
Maine, and his brother John Wesley MEM
Der of Company X, of the Thirteenth Maine.
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DRIVEN MAD BY GRIEF.
A Mothers Attempt to Wreck Train
That Killed Her Boy.


That Killed Her Boy.
From the Boston Post.
Last Thursday evening the members of
the family of George Joyce, veteran of the
late war, sat at supper at their home on
Norfolk avenue, Roxbury.
Little Willie Joyce, bright lad of
years, with shining black eyes and pleasing
had gone out to play. About
o'clock the tidings came that Willie, who
was playing on the railroad track close by,
had been run over and killed instantly
Mrs. Joyce was completely overcome
and was almost too Ill to attend the
funeral. Since then a little child but
3 years old has become very sick, and
this morning it is feared that the child will
not live. Mrs. Joyce has become frantic
with grief, and at times displays symptoms
of insanity. AS the same train which ran
over little Willie was approaching last even
ing, Mrs. Joyce appeared beside the track
with big handbag, which she filed with
stones as large as she could lift. When the
train was coming nearer, she waved her
arms in the air in a frantic manner, crying
loudly; "Oh, God, my Williew "Oh God!
Oh Godm "My Williem over and over
again. The engineer whistled, seeing the
woman on the track. He noticed she did
not obey the shrill sounds,
and used all his strength in bringing the
train to a standstll. His effort was sue
cessful. Only few feet more and the wall
ing woman would have been crushed. She
had fallen in faint across the track direct
Nv in front of the engine At first it was
Thought she was dead, but she rallied in a
few seconds. Medical attendance was called
and she was removed to a neighbours house
by the police. She said, when she again
became conscious, that she was going to
stone the train which had killed her darling
boy. Then she began to cry frantically,
time after time:
ooh Godl my Williem
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NOTICE.

CRY or SAVANNAH,
OFFICE CLERK OF COUNCIL,
May 9th, 1887.
THE following extracts from city ordinances
i are published for information.
By order Of the Mayor.
FRANK r. REBARER,
Clerk of Council.
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ORDINANCE.


Clerk of Council.
ORDINANCE.
AN ORDINANCE to regulate the turning up of the
soil of the public domain 10 the city of Savap-
May and the first day of November each year,
except by permission and approval OF the
Sanitary Board
SECTION l. Be IL ordained by the Muyor and
Aldermen of the City Of Savannah, IN Council
assembled, and il is ordained by the authority Of
the same, That from and after the passage Of
this ordinance no permission shall be granted to
make sewer connections or for other works of q
similar character or for laying pipes, or for any
work which may involve the turcing up Of the
soil of the public domain between sbe first day
Of May and the 1rst day of November of each
year, unless the same shall be approved by the
Board of Sanitary Commissioners,
SEQ. 2 And ii is further ordained by the dt-
Hority aforesaid, That II any person shall turn
up the soil Of the public domain of any part of
said city between the first day of May and the
first day of November of each year without per-
mission, as provided in the first section of this
ordnance he or she shall, on conviction thereof
in the Police Court, be fined not less than five
nor more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned
not more than thirty days, or both, in the dis
erection Of the Mayor or Acting Mayor presiding
in said court.
SEC. 3. and ii is further ordained by the dit-
hority aforesaid That all ordinances and parts
of ordinances, so far as they initiate with This
ordnance be and the same are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed i'm Council May 8, 1898
RUFUS +. LESTER, Mayor
Attest: FRANK X. REBARER, Clerk of Council.
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Ordinance 25th August, 1923.

It shall be the duty Of the owner or owners of
all untenanted or unoccupied stores, houses or
buildings within the limits Of the city Of Savan-
nah TO cause the same to be opened and venti-
lated at least once In every week, from the Jst
day of May to the 10th day Of November In each
and every year: and that every owner Of such
untenanted or unoccupied stores, houses or
buildings as aforesaid who shall fail or omit to
cause the same to be opened and ventilated as
aforesaid, shall, on conviction thereof before
Council be fined In sum not exceeding thirty
dollars for each and every failure or omission
1t shall be the duty of the owner or owners of
all untenanted or unoccupied stores, houses or
buildings as aforesaid to cause the same to be
whitewashed or cleansed in such manner as the
Mayor may direct and order, within five days
after he or she, his or her agent or attorney
shall have received written order TO that effect
from the Mayor; and that on any such owner or
owners failure or omission to comply with the
order or requisition Of the Mayor as aforesaid,
he, she or they shall for each such failure or
omission be fined, on conviction before Council,
for each and every such offense in O sum not
exceeding thirty dollars.
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GRANTS GRAMmARa
Hark Twain's InimitabIo Answer &
Matthew Arnold,B Cf1ticlgra
Fronl Me Prori,leuce fhIem11la.

y, FROM Ule ffoptIeJffer 1ffFfi'xjH-
HARTFORD, Conn, ApEi ~. AT the
annual reunion of the Array aud Navy Club
VI Connecticut this evening The Chief adj
4lesS on the momory Of aGalk Grant was
made by Rev DIR. M. b RNtl]e. fofnierly
Sn la in the servicet Tl8 wtiS widowed
~ ,. L. Clemens MARI twain, who de-
1I cred the following ollaIaff egistic address:
Wlll detain you with only Just few
'%,ords-Just few thonsAi1ff orslx and then
give place to better mapezif 10 has been
Meated. Lately a great ara A010fed author,
,,tI new Arnold, has yb4en Eflnding fault
t %ith zen. Grants English That would be
n ,a,r enough, may baif No example Of inn
pellect English averA edd more hlstances to
w r,e page In Gen. Gfnntfs book than they do
IN H. Mr Arnold's crit1ciau1n up3n the book
T II , Iney don't [IApkat1r and applause
i IN mould'be fair efonxh. may be, If such
I stances were comn1Qrlcr Ia Cen. Grants
s Sooh than they ara hi the works OF the
IT1ealage standard autlni-- but they are not
,ra ruth, Gen. GrurtH Ierclictions in the
n tna OF gramn1nf ard construction are not
t tIore frequent th1i are s0ch dcrelictions in
S SHs works of ma ofity Of tbs professional
gauenors Of our tif10 nsxl IA all previous
ipgl authors Al sxel|laix pnd painstalS-
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Address Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans, La,

REMEMBE That the presence Of Gen.
Early, who are In charge Of the drawings Is a
guarantee Of absolute fairness and integrity
TINT the chances are all equal, and that no one
can possibly divine what number viii draw
Prize.
REMEMBER that the payment Of all Prizes
is GUARANTEED BY FOUR NATIONAL
BANKS Of New Orleans and the Tickets are
signed by the President of an Institution, whose
chartered rights are recognized in the highest
Courts; therefore, beware Of any limitations or
anonymous schemes.
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CIV MARsHAL 5 OFFIcE.

bAYhNNAII, Apf1I E0u, 1851.
THE City Treasurer has placed In my hands
L Real Estate Executions for 1886, Pnvy Vault
Executions for 1885, Stock In Trade and other
personal property executions for 1886, and Spe-
cihc or License Tax Executions for 1851, COM
me 10 make the money on said wrlts
by levy and sale Of the defendants property or
by other lawful means hereby notify all per-
sons In default that the tax and revenue ordi-
nance will be promptly enforced II payment is
not made at my Office without delay
ONCE hours from II A. NJ 70 2P.M.
KOBT J. WADE.
City Marshal
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OFFICIAL.
NOTICE.

CITY OF SAVANNAH
OFFICE CLERK OF COUNCIL,
May 6, 1887.
THE following resolution was adopted by the
Il City Council of Savannah at meeting held
May A, 1887 FRANK f. REBARER,
Clerk of Council.
BY Alderman Haines--
WHEREAS, Certain parties have applied to
Council to sell certain blocks of the Dillon tract
unsold ON the first Tuesday in May; therefore,
be IL
Resolved That all that portion Of the tract
OF land lying south of Seventh street and west
of Barnard street. recently purchased by the
city of Savannah from f. Y, Mousseau ct. al,
ana not sold on last Tuesday, be sold in front of
the Exchange at public cutlery TO the highest
bidder on the ELEVENTH DAY OF MAY
"Wednesday nexD, between II A. NJ and , P. NJ,
the remaining blocks in said tract shall
be put up at the same valuation as
they were offered at on last Tuesday, and
no block shall be sold at less valuation than
that fixed thereon as the minimum price there
for That the Committee on City Lots be
and such blocks shall be sold as in their discre-
ton they shall deem best The sale shall be
made by the City Marshal. Terms: Either all
cash, or one-fourth cash, one-fourth list Septem-
Der, 1887; balance list September, 1888; interest
at per cent on deferred payments; mortgage
to secure unpaid purchase money; purchasers
paying for title.
Resolved further, That the Clerk of Council
publish the foregoing resolution daily until day
of SALE and also publish the list of blocks to be
sold, together with description of the location
and value affixed to each block to be sold as Ehe
upset price.
Adopted.
The following are the lots to be sold in ac-
cordance with the above resolution:
First tier, between Seventh and West Twelfth
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NOTICE.

CITY OF SAVANNAH,
OFFICE CLERK OF COUNCIL,
April 30, 1887.
TENHE following ordinance is published for the
l. information of all concerned.
FRANK II. REBARER,
Clerk of Council.
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QUARANTINE NOTICE.
oyrIcE HEALrn oryIcEn,

OFFICE HEALTH OFFICER,
SAVANNAH, March 25th, 1897.
Pilots Of the Port Of Savannah are informed
that the Sapelo Quarantine Station win be open
ed on APRIL list. 1887.
Special attention Of the Pilots Is directed to
sections Nos. Sd and 14th, Quarantine Regula
tons.
Most rigid enforcement Of quarantine reglla-
tions will be maintained by the Health authori-
ties. j. 4. MCFARLAND, M. D..
Health Oflcer.
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Cry MARsHAL's OFFICE.

SAVANNAH, May 9th, 1887. (
Under and by virtue of the above resolution
of Council will sell at auction to the highest
and best bidder, in front of the City Exchange,
in the city of Savannah, on the ELEVENTH
DAY OF MAY, 1897 between the hours of II A.
NJ. and 2 p. NJ, the land described in the above
resolution upon the terms and conditions therein
prescribed. ROBT. j. WADE,
Clty Marginal
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OFFICIAL.
QUARANTINE NOTICE.
OFFICE HEALTH OFFICER,

: VFFICE {
SAVANNAH, April 9Th, 1887
Notice Is hereby given that the Quarantine
Officer Is instructed not 10 deliver letters TO YES
sells which nre not subjected to quarantine de-
tention, unless the name OF consgnee and state
ment that the vessel is ordered TO some other
port appears upon the face OF the envelope.
This order is made necessary In consequence of
the enormous bulk of drumming letters sent to
the station for vessels which are to arrive.
j. T. MCFARLAND, VI. D.,
Health CfIicer
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09
Several thonphtNl pen,len,en hav.

Several thoughtful gentlemen have
recently talked seriously here about
establishing building an,. loan ASSOC
citation, and the mare they think and
talk about il the more iuvorahIy the,
are impressed with the idea, IL would
uO doubt lie good Investment Of the
money put in, even if man did not
wish tn build hut it would be an
especial blessing To men If small
means. In this connection we would
call the attention of our readers to
the hllowiug, rom the DysrsburK
GsGett
II the state Gazette labors more
earnestly tor uns good thug than il
does for another, it is for the happi-
ness aud prosperity of the pc Iple of
Dyer county. Without = home, no
family can long have happiness aud
prosperity. Every man who wants u
hume M Dyer county can have une ~
joining the Dyersburg building and
savings association, which has already
furnished homes tor about 80 persons.
Building associations are springing up
oil over the state, Aud these ass0.
ciatl0ns are mostly similar to the six
hundred which have given PhiIadel.
phia 80 many small houses tor work
Ing people, and which sre said to
hsve invested 500, 200, 900. There
are, it is said, fully three hundred of
these associations in New York state,
With an invested capital If 10000, :
600, most OF it saved by those whu
work for day wages II WAS thro Ugh
hel building and loan associations thai
Philadelphia acquired her proud right
To he knuwn rs "the city of homes.
Every man III Dyer county should
own his own happy home, when it can
he So EARLY secured. A series oI
stock has jdst been opened in the by.
ershurg assuciatian. which has heel
in successful operation FIVE years
Experience shows that shares, of the
face value of 5000. will mature il
eight or ten years, on al average
Each member can borrow To the full
extent of his shares Thus, mem
her holding five shares can Obtain 4
6. loan Of 81. 900 at once, purchase oI
build his home. move in aud pay tbs
association FIVE dollars month with
interest. In eight or ten years HI
owns the house in fee simple. o. b
can pay his loan oE ut any time he i
able.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09

At ten o'clock last Tuesday night
suffered the loss of ten
business houses by fire, all being frame
hut one, The loss is severe gu our
friends there, hut we hope most 1T
them we're covered Ivy insurance The
fire originated in the grocery store of
NJ ore Il Burns, from drferiivc tu".
ThellfnIINwing are tn losers aud
amounts lust: Moore ~ Burns house,
81 800 Nth 81 900 insurance stock,
Sl5 600 with $4,000 insurance.
About tire, .fnrIhs of the stocE wSs
savel, though badly damaged; b
Luhin, dry 90 ds, 1900, insurance
about 81 500; The house beIonged to
/. Collier, loes about 81 900, with
some Insurance Ge"rge Muse, sa-
lnnn, loss on house and stock, 81, 500.
with ST. 200 insurance; the stock Was
partly saved ; ScateS u Roberts. gro
3ers, lO.N on house and stock, So, 900,
with 81 200 insurance part at the
stock WAS saved Shrp u Meadows,
groceries, lom ON stock, $1,000; in
surance, $500 Some of the stock
was saved. The house belonged to
Fletcher Bros luss 81 600, no insnr.
ance Shannon II Nuwlin. drugs, 81,
500, ~ insurance The house WIS \
nrick, owned Ivy A. &. Gilbert, ST..
600, no insurance; Tip Allen, gro-
ceries, loss 81 900, with $500 insur
ance stock partly saved the house
ws4 owned by W. g. Caster, losl
$500, with $500 insurance. Mrs.
Henry was living over the store and
some Of her household furniture Wal
destroyed. Capt Melton. harness
maker. loss not known; Insurance
$500; q. B. Hicks, market house
loss unknown +. D-nning. under
tAker, house aud part Of stock de
stroyeh. lnss unknown. w Il. Now
Iiu's drug store aud DoSn IL Ingram
dry goods STORE both caught Severa
times. hut being hrick with 6re-prOo
tops, they were Sased.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09

In Western city, recently, there
Was picked up in the street a pssS
book in which a laborer hept his &C
count Of his current expenses. For
two weeks the items amounted to
t1069,, of which S435 was for NhiS-
kV, hser, and drinks" Out Of fifty
nine entries thirty.two were fur liquor.
He had spent for his family So 26
for -four, 81 cents for herring, and
nothing whatever for meat of any
kind. This piss book furnishes al
epitome of the wrelcheduess Of the
poor in thousands and Thousands ri
cases. Springfield Union
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09
ELkCTlNd A SCISSORS.
The Method BY Which Tax Valuations
VIII BE keached.

As there has been much curiosity
m thu part If rilizrns To learn the
exact law passed lay the Ierrnt legiS
Iatnre regarding assessments, an Ava>
lanche reporter nhlaired from Semi
tor y. J Lynn cnpy If thu law
passed. 1t provides: Thar tn" quar-
terly or county court of each county
in the state shall at the January term,
1888, elect one Assessor, who shaII 49,
Sass the xahle property of said coun-
ty for the year 1888 aud shall hold
his Office until the election aud quail
6ca'On OF his successnr That at the
regular August election tor The year
1888, aud every Iwn years thereafter.
there shall I've one tax assess0r tlec-
ted for each county by the qualified
Vllers thereof. who ,hall hold their
Offices for the term If Two years from
the lat day of January Of the year
fllluwing said election, aud no AsSeSs'
or shall succeed himself in office.
This offer 10 required q give bond
of 5000. The asStesor in each
county may appoint "ne or more dep.
uties, the mum her MT to exceed hVe.
who shall he cloihed with 'Ame duties
and liabilities ~ the Ss"esSor.
the cash value Of real property
shall I've arrived at by the assessor rs
timating the value Of such property
OH n sale at one,third cash and hal
ance in equal payments II one and
two years, de,iueting 10 per cent for
cash.
The assessor elected under This arl
will be paid by. the comfy, and re-
ceive as compensation apon the value
of the property in his county 40 fol-
lows: In cities of 10000 inhabitants
Or over, onp.teMh of | mill in cilie'
or towns from 5000 to 10000 inhAhi'
tants, one-eighlh Of l mill, and il
towns Of less than 5000 inhabitants
and in all country districts, one-hf'f
If mil on the value Of property
determined on by the board OF equal
lzatiou, and "ach assessor and his dep
uiy shall each receive 5 cents on eacl
poll prop rly assessed. and he il here
by required to pay his dupnlirs Al tin
same rate as provided for pay ment .
assessors.
The act nlso prnvides foI boarr
of equalization, to c'nsist of thre
trsehOluers, to I've appointed 10y tn
assessors and the judge or chairman
Of the, county canrt. The member
Of this board receive 81 so per day.
The provisions Of the new la'
have no effect upnn the present IA
SsAsment Of property. and ia fac
} does not hecnme operative until jan
usrY. 1885, Memphis Avalanche.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09

GAINESVILLE suffered terrible loss by
Ere Inst Sunday morning, starting in
Doc Ovens shnemaKer stop hetwesn
Second and Commerce streets. whore
colured gamblers were drinking. A
wind set in from the south. driving
the flames through u lot Of cheap
frames which burned like finder.
The sparks ivnited the large house of
E Click Oh Franklin street and It
burned to the ground. The adjoining
house. J. F. Bells shoe store. Also
b0rned. The 6re swept from U0icp
mercs street to the south side Of
Franklin street, where the 6remsn
succeeded in checking it. The losses
we're confined TO property lying south
of Franklin street and het ween frat
and Second. At one time i. looked
as though the Chronicle office aud
that of tho Baltimore & Ohio tsle-
graph would he destroyed. The Losses,
rs far Ms reported. amount to t240,,
600, and insurance to $4,000.
Many residences caught but we're
saved. The Tobacco Leaf office also
had a narrow escape, and lost some
thing by removal Of type and station.
erv. Property owners have already
gone to work to rebuild. The Leaf
published very full and carefully
prepared report of the ere TUESDAY
morning.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09

Glsbs Democrat 4 The New
S'uth" @1tsn ias eyiiep1ly "GQule- IL
stay" As real estate men are apt to
say. During the 6rat three months Of
1887 tha Ae9 enterprises incorporated
in The southern states Humbered close
on 1000, independent Of 40 new
railroad corporations and ,wenty,Six
street railroad compAniS-. The CAPT.
tai re presented by these new enter
prisss and corporations totals up to
S85, 000, 900, = great deal more than
double the aggregate for the CORE
spending period Of 1886. Eastern
and northern capital is rapidly fiat
ing southwark.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-09

Under the law, ~ amended ut the
recent session Of the legislature, the
times of holding the cour,s of this
(the twelfth judicial circuit are al
follows Obim county, at Troy. 6rst
Monday in March and second Mon,
days in July and November. At
Union City, third Mondays 10 Fsbru-
airy, June aud October. Carroll
county, 6rSt Mondays in January,
May and September. Henry county,
third Mondays in January, May aud
September. WeSkley county, first
Mondays in February. June and Oc-
tOber. GibSon county, at Humboldt
third Mondays in. March, July and
NOvem her at Trenton. 6rst Tuesday
after first Monday in April, August
and necemhsr. Crockett county,
third Mondays in April, August and
December. Haywood county, fourth
Mondays IN April, August and De-
cemher.